Going over some notes for some further research and am seeking some opinions and insight in regard to the nature of golems/elementals.

One can certainly view Greymyr as sentient beings. Then you have "golems" that the Brions seemingly brought about, the mud, the fire and the water. (the ethereal golems are a puzzler) Akin to the greymyr, and while appear to be "programmed" to be hostile to beings not of their ilk, seem less than sentient.

Tree giants... A much greater mystery. I might put them in a similar classification with the Greymyr.

My focus is more towards the Greymyr and the Tree Giants. However I am curious at to what others have gathered concerning the nature of the "true elementals", as they seem to be lumped together in the compiled bestiaries.